Charlotte, N.C. - The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team began
practice for the 2012-13 season on Friday, October 12 at 5 pm. The 49ers are
beginning their third season under Head Coach Alan Major.

Charlotte returns three starters and eight letterwinners off last season's
team led by preseason second-team All-Atlantic 10 selection senior Chris
Braswell, junior guard DeMario Mayfield and preseason A-10 All-Defensive team
selection sophomore Pierria Henry. Last season, Braswell led the 49ers in
scoring (15.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) en route to earning third-team
All-Atlantic 10 honors. Mayfield finished third on the team in scoring (11.2
ppg) and second on the team in rebounding (7.0 rpg) last year. Henry, who
earned A-10 All-Rookie team honors, ranked among the nation's leaders in steals
with 72. He also averaged 7.2 points per game while dishing out a team-high 96
assists.

Rounding out the 49ers returners are seniors Ilija Ivankovic, Colby Lewis
and Lamar Bradbury and sophomores E. Victor Nickerson and Terrence Williams.
Nickerson saw action in 30 games with four starts last year. While, Williams
saw action in 29 games with two starts last year. Ivankovic, Lewis and Bradbury
gave the 49ers quality minutes off the bench last year. Mike Thorne, who
redshirted last season, will give the 49ers size and length this season.

Charlotte will host two preseason activities that
are fan friendly. Basketball Madness will be Thursday, Oct. 18 from 9 - 10:30
p.m., while the more family-friendly Fan Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 20 at
2 p.m. Both events will be held at Halton Arena.

Coinciding with Fan Day will be a youth clinic. More information is available here.

The 49ers host Pfeiffer in an exhibition game in Halton Arena on Thursday,
November 1 at 7 pm. Charlotte tips off the regular-season against Charleston
Southern in Halton Arena on Friday, November 9 at 6 pm.

Season tickets are now on-sale through
Charlotte49ers.com or by calling 704-687-4949. Single-game tickets and partial
plans are slated to go on-sale Monday, October 22 at 9 a.m. For men's
basketball direct sales, click here and for more information on tickets, click here.